silvertip
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of silvertip
Example Sentences
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"Cougar means mountain-lion or panther, an' a silvertip is a grizzly bear."
From The Man of the Forest by Grey, Zane
An' whenever an' old silvertip comes mozyin' across from the Mazatzals he kills stock.
From To the Last Man by Grey, Zane
When all was told and talked over Haught said: "Wal, you can just bet we put up two brown bears an' one black bear, an' thet old Jasper of a silvertip."
From Tales of lonely trails by Grey, Zane
It is the Mountain Goats' Protective Union that condemns the silvertip grizzly to laborious digging for humble little ground-squirrels, instead of killing goats for a living.
From The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations by Hornaday, William Temple
The biggest silvertip grizzly I ever knew in Montana weighed nine hundred pounds.
From The Young Alaskans on the Missouri by Hough, Emerson
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